Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-17

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HOUSE,.
In the House, Scott OF Pa. called up
Senate bill for retirement and coinage
Of trade dollars. ONeil. of Mo-, raised
point Of order that the committee on
labor was entitled to the floor under a
special order made May last. The
House decided to consider the bill.
After debate an agreement was reached
to the amendment to the Senate trade dol
lar bill, providing that the recoinago Of
trade dollars recoined under this act, shall
not be considered as part of tho silver
bullion required TO be purchased and coin
ed under the provisions Of the Bland law.
As so amended the bill passed AS pass
ed the bill provides that for the period OF
six months after the passage OF this act
trade dollars, IL not defaced, mutilated or
stamped, shall be received at face value
for all dues to the United States, or shall
not again be paid or by any other means
issued. That during the above period the
holder of such trade dollars may receive in
exchange for them n like amount, dollar for
dollar, in standard silver dollars, and that
all laws authorizing the coinage and issu-,
ance of trade dollars are repealed Messrs.
Breckenridge. Of Arkansas; Maybury and
Reed were appointed conferees on bill
making the close of the season for mack
erel fishing. The House then adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. "A memorial
was presented asking that investigation
of certain outrages in Washington Co.,
Tex, said to be carried on at Brenham;
referred. A memorial from the House Of
Representatives of Illinois, in favor of
pensioning soldiers over co. was referred.
A petition from colored men In Mssissip.
pi, asking for an appropriation of 800
apiece to transport them to Liberia, was
presented and referred. A resolution was
adopted requesting the President to have
search made in the records concerning
the services rendered by Count Cashier
Pulaski, brigadier general of the u s.
army in 1177, and whether any compen-
sation was made him; and as TO what be
came of sum of money which arrived
at the time of his death in the battle of
Savannah. A bill was introduced and
referred for the erection of national
memorial bridge over the Potomac at
Washington. A resolution was adopted
requesting the President to furnish copies
of the correspondence in connection with
the arrest, trial and discharge of Cutting,
a citizen of the United States, by the
Mexican authorities. Mr. Edmunds OBJ
tanned the floor TO make speech on the
bill, but yielded for other business. The
House amendments to the Senate bill for
redemption Of trade dollars, were pre-
scented and referred. Senate then went
into secret session and adjourned.
HOUSE.
The following were introduced: BY King
La, to prohibit members of congress
from acting as attorneys or employees IN
any case in which the government Is In.
terested BY Dingley Me, for the erect
ion of monument to Gen, Knox, al
Thomaston. Me. BY James, New York,
of the New York board Of trade and
transportation urging congress to pass
the conference substitute for the FORTH
cation bill, so as to throw the production
of ordnance open to public competitions
also ordering trial of the multichargc
gun. Mr.. Skinner. Y. G., n resolution
making the bill relating 10 the tobacco
tax special order for Feb. 49, BY Mr.
Butterworth, o., bill for full reciprocity
between the United States and Canada
lit authorizes the president TO issue
proclamation admitting all Canadian
goods into the United States free of duty
as rapidly as Canada permits the entry OF
American goods of a similar character in
to Canada duty free BY Mr.. Little. o.,
proposing constitutional amendment
for the election of senators by the peo
Pile. BY Mr.. Weaver Ia, making tn,
Oklahoma bill special order for Feb. -
BY Mr. Sessions, N. Y, TO prohibit thu
selling or giving away Of intoxicating
liquors in the District of Columbia AfteI
the call Of states the district committed
was given the floor and held II through
out the afternoon. At 4:45 p. m. thu
the House took a recess until 730 p IN.
the night session to be for the considera
ton of District of Columbia business. A
the night session, number Of bills re
lating to the District Of Columbia were
passed; at 1915 p. m. the house adjourn
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